Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad song. Love the vocal work and everything. I just really expected a track like it to be on the album, while I was hoping to be surprised from it like every other song.
I love the contrast of The Messenger compared to the rest of the album. it's so raw, no synth, no voice effects, just Chester, an acoustic guitar, and a piano.
What a well thought out argument about why these 30 second snippets are horrible! My opinion has been changed! Linkin Park should stop making pop Ke$ha songs and go back to angsty distorted guitar screaming songs so that I can get my fix of angry music since there aren't any other bands out there like that!